719I am beholding to you: cheere your neighbours:

720Ladies you are not merry; Gentlemen,

721Whose fault is this?

722San. The red wine first must rise

723In their faire cheekes my Lord, then wee shall haue 'em,

724Talke vs to silence.

725An. B. You are a merry Gamster

726My Lord Sands.

727San. Yes, if I make my play:

728Heer's to your Ladiship, and pledge it Madam:

729For tis to such a thing.

730An. B. You cannot shew me.

732San. I told your Grace, they would talke anon.

733Card. What's that?

734Cham. Looke out there, some of ye.

735Card. What warlike voyce,

736And to what end is this? Nay, Ladies, feare not;

737By all the lawes of Warre y'are priuiledg'd.

739Cham. How now, what is't?

740Seru. A noble troupe of Strangers,

741For so they seeme; th'haue left their Barge and landed,

742And hither make, as great Embassadors

743From forraigne Princes.

744Card. Good Lord Chamberlaine,

745Go, giue 'em welcome; you can speake the French tongue

746And pray receiue 'em Nobly, and conduct 'em

747Into our presence, where this heauen of beauty

748Shall shine at full vpon them. Some attend him.

750You haue now a broken Banket, but wee'l mend it.

751A good digestion to you all; and once more

752I showre a welcome on yee: welcome all.

757A noble Company: what are their pleasures?

758Cham. Because they speak no English, thus they praid

759To tell your Grace: That hauing heard by fame

760Of this so Noble and so faire assembly,

761This night to meet heere they could doe no lesse,

762(Out of the great respect they beare to beauty)

763But leaue their Flockes, and vnder your faire Conduct

764Craue leaue to view these Ladies, and entreat

765An houre of Reuels with 'em.

766Card. Say, Lord Chamberlaine,

767They haue done my poore house grace:

768For which I pay 'em a thousand thankes,

769And pray 'em take their pleasures.

771King. The fairest hand I euer touch'd: O Beauty,

772Till now I neuer knew thee.

774Card. My Lord.

775Cham. Your Grace.

776Card. Pray tell 'em thus much from me:

777There should be one amongst 'em by his person

778More worthy this place then my selfe, to whom

779(If I but knew him) with my loue and duty

781Cham. I will my Lord.

782Card. What say they?

783Cham. Such a one, they all confesse

784There is indeed, which they would haue your Grace

785Find out, and he will take it.

786Card. Let me see then,

787By all your good leaues Gentlemen; heere Ile make

788My royall choyce.

789Kin. Ye haue found him Cardinall,

790You hold a faire Assembly; you doe well Lord:

791You are a Churchman, or Ile tell you Cardinall,

792I should iudge now vnhappily.

793Card. I am glad

794Your Grace is growne so pleasant.

795Kin. My Lord Chamberlaine,

796Prethee come hither, what faire Ladie's that?

797Cham. An't please your Grace,

798Sir Thomas Bullens Daughter, the Viscount Rochford,

799One of her Highnesse women.

800Kin. By Heauen she is a dainty one. Sweet heart,

801I were vnmannerly to take you out,

802And not to kisse you. A health Gentlemen,

803Let it goe round.

804Card. Sir Thomas Louell, is the Banket ready

805I'th'Priuy Chamber?

806Lou. Yes, my Lord.

807Card. Your Grace

808I feare, with dancing is a little heated.

809Kin. I feare too much.

810Card. There's fresher ayre my Lord,

811In the next Chamber.

812Kin. Lead in your Ladies eu'ry one: Sweet Partner,

813I must not yet forsake you: Let's be merry,

814Good my Lord Cardinall: I haue halfe a dozen healths,

815To drinke to these faire Ladies, and a measure

816To lead 'em once againe, and then let's dreame

817Who's best in fauour. Let the Musicke knock it.

8211. Whether away so fast?

8222. O, God saue ye:

823Eu'n to the Hall, to heare what shall become

824Of the great Duke of Buckingham.

8251. Ile saue you

826That labour Sir. All's now done but the Ceremony

827Of bringing backe the Prisoner.

8282. Were you there?

8291. Yes indeed was I.

8302. Pray speake what ha's happen'd.

8311. You may guesse quickly what.

8322. Is he found guilty?

8331. Yes truely is he,

834And condemn'd vpon't.

8352. I am sorry fort.

8361. So are a number more.

8372. But pray how past it?

8381. Ile tell you in a little. The great Duke

839Came to the Bar; where, to his accusations

840He pleaded still not guilty, and alleadged

841Many sharpe reasons to defeat the Law.

842The Kings Atturney on the contrary,

843Vrg'd on the Examinations, proofes, confessions